Ubuntu
pidgin package

Must login to YMail! even if "Keep me signed in" is enabled in browser.

Bug #151452 reported by Nanley Chery on 2007-10-11

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Pidgin	Unknown	Unknown	pidgin-bugs #6887
	pidgin (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: pidgin

Whenever I click on a Yahoo! Mail notification, Pidgin sends me to the Yahoo! login page even if I have recently logged in, or if I have checked off the "Keep me signed in for 2 weeks" checkbox. This is a hassle because I have to type in my 12-character password every time.

I think the Yahoo! Mail URL should be changed to www.yahoo.com because if you are already signed in you only have to click on the mail link w/out having to type in your password. If changing the default link isn't possible for security reasons, then I think Pidgin should at least give it's users the option to change the default.

I don't know if it is appropriate to post such a wishlist item here (as the upstream is on a different bug tracker). I would greatly appreciate if someone could carry this wish over to the pidgin bug tracker. If that happens then we could mark this bug as invalid.

See original description

Nanley Chery (nanoman) on 2007-10-11

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Nanley Chery (nanoman) on 2007-10-11

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Andreas Moog (ampelbein) wrote on 2008-08-29: Still an Issue?

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Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better. Is this still an issue for you? Thanks in advance.

status incomplete
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Changed in pidgin:
status:	New → Incomplete

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Nanley Chery (nanoman) wrote on 2008-08-30: Re: Yahoo! Mail URL should be changeable

Yes, this is still an issue.

Pidgin 2.4.1 (Hardy)

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Andreas Moog (ampelbein) wrote on 2008-08-30:

I reported the issue upstream, you can track the status here:
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/6887

Changed in pidgin:
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2008-08-30

Changed in pidgin:
status:	Unknown → New

Andreas Moog (ampelbein) on 2008-09-02

Changed in pidgin:
status:	New → Unknown

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2008-09-02

Changed in pidgin:
status:	Unknown → New

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Nanley Chery (nanoman) wrote on 2008-09-02:

This bug was marked as a duplicate to a closed bug upstream, but I feel as if the developer mistook my description.
It seems that he/she thinks that I want Pidgin to log me into my yahoo! mail account even when I have been signed out. This is not the case. I just want the link pidgin opens in firefox to be changed (or have the option to do so) - from whatever it is now, to http://mail.yahoo.com. This link, which I use as a bookmark, will go straight to your mailbox if you are already signed in, but it will also force you to enter your credentials if you are currently logged out.

The duplicate bug seemed to be a login manager for pidgin, rather than a reference to the yahoo link.

I don't have an account on the Pidgin tracker, so I would appreciate it if you (Moog) or anyone else could send my comment upstream. Thanks in advance!

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Andreas Moog (ampelbein) wrote on 2008-09-02:

done. Changing bugtracker back to 6887.

Changed in pidgin:
status:	New → Unknown

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2008-09-03

Changed in pidgin:
status:	Unknown → New

Andreas Moog (ampelbein) on 2008-09-07

Changed in pidgin:
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2009-09-07

Changed in pidgin:
status:	New → Unknown

Nanley Chery (nanoman) on 2009-12-11

Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Fix Released
summary:	- Yahoo! Mail URL should be changeable + Must login to YMail! even if "Keep me signed in" is enabled in browser.